ideational apraxia
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Related to ideational apraxia: ideomotor apraxia, constructional apraxia
ideational apraxia
Neurology The inability to execute a sequence of movements in an orderly fashion; although individual components of the IA are executed, the entire act remains uncompleted–eg, a match may be removed from its cover but not struckMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ideational apraxia
Misuse of objects due to inability to perceive their correct use. Synonym: sensory apraxia
See also: apraxia
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ideational apraxia
The inability to carry out normal motor functions, such as using objects properly, because of mental confusion resulting from organic brain disease.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005